Threshold

This painting continues my exploration of how light, memory and architectural space shape our experience of place. Based on a quiet corner of Sydney's historic waterfront, the work reduces the scene to those elements that remained most vividly in my memory: the contrast of sunlight and shadow, the warmth of timber, and the stillness of the moment. Rather than describing a specific location, the painting invites a more personal response, encouraging the viewer to look beyond the subject and inhabit the experience itself.

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I loved to draw and paint from a very early age. I was fascinated by the capability of artists to bring to life the world around them; to represent form, light and shade; to create three dimensions within two.

Simultaneously I was drawn to photography. From my earliest self-processed black and white prints to the sophistication of modern digital manipulation, I have always taken pictures.

In my professional life I established and ran successful creative businesses in London, Luxembourg, Malaga, Berlin and Sydney. I held senior roles in prominent design practices and advertising agencies, including the creative directorship of Europe's first online service.

More recently I taught design at universities and design schools in Sydney, Australia and Southern Spain with particular focus upon sustainable design thinking, human-centred design and developing successful design practice.

I began my career as a junior illustrator in London. It's therefore appropriate that with more time on my hands these days I should return to my first love.